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"Frederick Noronha (FN)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 

Fred,
I asked a simple question, "Is the caste system good
or is it bad?" It seems you can't answer this question
but, instead, can give me a history of the
planet............

> If things were so black-and-white in our planet, we
> wouldn't also have problems racism, poverty, 
> hunger, illiteracy... we all know they're bad. 
> But... 

> Says who? What were all those multiple Goan clubs in
> Kenya really about? Scratch a bit below the surface
> to find out what some of our village 
> associations are really about. We may bluff
> ourselves that we choose our marriage partners on 
> the basis of education or class; we'll that's just 
> another name for...

I can't talk for the Kenyan clubs but my impression is
that the first ones did not allow tailors, cooks etc
and as such, those excluded started their own clubs.
Keep in mind that all the Goan clubs in East Africa
have already celebrated their 100 year anivesaries so
you are really talking ancient history here.

As for chosing a partner based on education, class
etc, I hope it's my sincere hope it's the partners
choosing and not their parents :-) 

> It's okay to say so if I'm occupying a large country
> that belongs to someone else in the first place ;-)

I hope you are aware that you are an immigrant in
India. The original inhabitants are now called
"tribals."

Mervyn


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